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Every claim we write, condition by condition.

366 example Diagnostic Assessments across 307 claimable conditions. Open any condition to read the report DVA receives — the named diagnosis, the Statement of Principles, the referenced timeline, and every factor argued to MET or NOT MET.

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307 conditions

Abdomen - Acute Appendicitis1 example report Abdomen - Gastroenteritis1 example report Abdomen - Gastroenteritis / Traveller's Diarrhoea1 example report Acne2 example reports Acute Enteritis1 example report Acute Pericarditis1 example report Acute Sinusitis1 example report Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood1 example report Alcohol Use Disorder, Severe1 example report Ankylosis of Left and Right MCP Joints1 example report Asthma - Clinical Worsening1 example report Back - Solar Keratosis1 example report Back Rash/Heat Rash1 example report Bilateral Conjunctivitis1 example report Bilateral Ears - Sensorineural Hearing Loss2 example reports Bilateral Ears - Tinnitus and Non - Specific Dizziness1 example report Bilateral Eyes - Chemical Conjunctivitis and Possible Allergic Conjunctivitis1 example report Bilateral Feet - Tinea Pedis1 example report Bilateral Foot - Pes Planus (Flat Feet)1 example report Bilateral Hip - Osteoarthritis1 example report Bilateral Knees - Bursitis / Knee Pain1 example report Bilateral Lower Limbs - Bilateral Lower Limb Strain2 example reports Bilateral Lower Limbs - Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints)1 example report Bilateral Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints)1 example report Bilateral Shoulder - Pain1 example report Bilateral Sinuses - Sinusitis1 example report Bilateral Skin - Lichen Nitidus1 example report Bronchitis/Chest Infection1 example report Cervical Spine - Cervical Spondylosis2 example reports Cervical Spine - Pain, Disc Narrowing at C5/6 and Perineural Cyst2 example reports Cervical Spine - Spondylosis3 example reports Cervical Spine - Spondylosis (M47.8) Cervical Spine - Spondylolisthesis2 example reports Cervical Spine - Strain5 example reports Cervical Spondylosis1 example report Cervical Sprain1 example report Chest - Anxiety - related Chest Pain1 example report Colon Adenoma1 example report Common Cold1 example report Dental Caries1 example report Diverticular Disease of Colon1 example report Dry Eye Syndrome1 example report Ear - Tinnitus (bilateral)1 example report Eye - Blepharitis (Slight)1 example report Eye - Conjunctivitis (follicular)1 example report Eyelids - Sunburn1 example report Folliculitis - Generalised1 example report Gallbladder - Benign Neoplasm (Polyp)1 example report Gastro - Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)2 example reports Gastroenteritis1 example report Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - Medication - Induced1 example report Gastrointestinal - Bacterial Gastroenteritis1 example report Gastrointestinal - Cryptosporidium Enteritis1 example report Gastrointestinal - Irritable Bowel Syndrome1 example report Generalised Anxiety Disorder1 example report Genital Warts1 example report Gingivitis1 example report GIT - Diverticular Disease of the Colon1 example report Groin - Tinea Cruris1 example report Gulf War Illness1 example report Haemorrhoids1 example report Heat - Related Rash (Miliaria)1 example report Hips - Osteitis Pubis / Symphysis Pubis Degeneration (osteoarthritis)1 example report Hypercholesterolaemia1 example report Hyperlipidaemia1 example report Hypertension1 example report Influenza2 example reports Left 5th Finger - Warts1 example report Left Acromioclavicular Joint - Osteoarthritis1 example report Left Ankle - Anterior Ligament Strain1 example report Left Ankle - Sprain2 example reports Left Arm - Warts1 example report Left Axillary - Tinea Corporis1 example report Left Barotrauma1 example report Left Calf - Soft Tissue Injury (M79.89) Left Calf - Strain1 example report Left Elbow - Common Extensor Tendon Strain1 example report Left Elbow - Common Extensor/flexor Tendinopathy1 example report Left Elbow - Medial Epicondylitis1 example report Left Elbow - Strain1 example report Left Elbow - Tendinopathy/Lateral Epicondylitis1 example report Left Elbow - Ulnar Neuritis1 example report Left Elbow - Ulnar Neuropraxia1 example report Left Eyebrow - Epidermal Cyst1 example report Left Foot - Exostosis1 example report Left Foot - Heel Abrasion1 example report Left Foot - Laceration Left 5th TOE1 example report Left Foot - Splinter Injury with Infection1 example report Left Forearm - Infected Insect Bite/Cellulitis1 example report Left Hand - Laceration1 example report Left Hand - Warts1 example report Left Hip - Adductor Strain and Hamstring Origin Tendinopathy1 example report Left Hip - CAM Type Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)1 example report Left Hip - Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome1 example report Left Hip - Labral Scarring (labral Tear)1 example report Left Hip - Labral Tear with Tendinosis1 example report Left Hip - Labral Tear/Para Labral Cysts1 example report Left Hip - Para Labral Cysts in keeping with Labral Degenerative Tearing1 example report Left Hip - Trochanteric Bursitis1 example report Left Infraorbital Region - Actinic Keratosis1 example report Left Knee - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Degeneration1 example report Left Knee - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture1 example report Left Knee - Chondromalacia Patella3 example reports Left Knee - Dislocation History1 example report Left Knee - External Bruise1 example report Left Knee - Lateral Femoral Condyle - Osteoarthritis1 example report Left Knee - Medial Femoral Condyle - Osteoarthritis1 example report Left Knee - Medial Femoral Condyle Chondral Irregularity/osteoarthritis1 example report Left Knee - Osteoarthritis1 example report Left Knee - Patellar Tendinopathy2 example reports Left Knee - Patellofemoral Osteoarthrosis1 example report Left Knee - Quadriceps Tendinosis With Partial Tear1 example report Left Knee - Rectus Femoris Strain1 example report Left Knee - Strain2 example reports Left Knee - Strain, Baker's Cyst and Semimembranous Tendinopathy1 example report Left Knee - Vastus Lateralis Sprain1 example report Left Lower Eyelid - Seborrheic Keratosis1 example report Left Lower Leg - Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints)1 example report Left Middle Finger - Wart1 example report Left Otitis Externa1 example report Left Palm - Laceration1 example report Left Shin - Animal Envenomation1 example report Left Shoulder - Acromioclavicular Joint Osteoarthritis1 example report Left Shoulder - Acromioclavicular Joint Osteoarthritis; Left Shoulder - Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis; Left Shoulder - Strain1 example report Left Shoulder - Acromioclavicular Joint Synovitis1 example report Left Shoulder - Biceps Tendon Sprain1 example report Left Shoulder - Biceps Tenosynovitis2 example reports Left Shoulder - Degenerative Labral Tearing, Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy and AC Joint Degenerative Change1 example report Left Shoulder - Degenerative Subchondral Cysts1 example report Left Shoulder - Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis1 example report Left Shoulder - Osteoarthritis1 example report Left Shoulder - Para Labral Cyst1 example report Left Shoulder - Rotator Cuff Syndrome6 example reports Left Shoulder - Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy1 example report Left Shoulder - SLAP Tear (12 o'clock)1 example report Left Shoulder - Strain1 example report Left Shoulder - Tendinopathy1 example report Left Side Respiratory System - Inhalation of Fumes (Fire Starter Cartridge)1 example report Left Temple - Basal Cell Carcinoma1 example report Left Thenar Eminence - Warts1 example report Left Thumb - Extensor Tendon Split1 example report Left Thumb - Osteoarthritis1 example report Left Tibia - Posterolateral Condyle Bone Contusion1 example report Left Tibia - Stress Fracture (fredericson Type 1)1 example report Left Wrist - Chronic Sprain1 example report Left Wrist - ECU Sprain1 example report Left Wrist - Ganglion Cyst1 example report Left Wrist - Scapholunate Ligament Degeneration1 example report Left Wrist - TFCC Sprain1 example report Left Wrist - Wart1 example report Liver - Elevated Liver Function Tests1 example report Lower Respiratory Tract - Infection / Pneumonia1 example report Lumbar - Pars Defect1 example report Lumbar - Spondylolisthesis1 example report Lumbar Soft Tissue Injury1 example report Lumbar Spine - Facet Arthropathy, Disc Bulges and Early Spondylosis2 example reports Lumbar Spine - Lumbar Spondylosis1 example report Lumbar Spine - Spondylosis4 example reports Lumbar Spine - Strain4 example reports Lumbar Spondylosis4 example reports Lumbar Spondylosis with Disc Bulges and Annular Tear1 example report Lumbar Sprain1 example report Lumbar Strain3 example reports Lumbar Strain and Spondylosis1 example report Lung - Community Acquired Pneumonia (Left Lower Zone)1 example report Major Depressive Disorder1 example report Malignant Melanoma - Trunk1 example report Mental Health - Compensation Impairment Assessment (CIA) - Anxiety and Depression1 example report Mental Health - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Episode1 example report Mid Back - Dysplastic Naevus1 example report Mouth Ulcers1 example report Neck - Left Trapezius Strain1 example report Non - Specific Viral Rash1 example report Nose - Epistaxis1 example report Obesity2 example reports Obesity/Overweight (bmi ≥30)1 example report Post - viral tracheitis1 example report Respiratory - Allergic Rhinitis1 example report Respiratory - Pharyngitis1 example report Respiratory - Sinusitis1 example report Respiratory - Upper Respiratory Tract Infection1 example report Right 4th Toe - Soft Tissue Injury1 example report Right Acromioclavicular Joint - Osteoarthritis1 example report Right Ankle - Atfl Sprain1 example report Right Ankle - Calcaneofibular Ligament Sprain (grade 1)1 example report Right Ankle - Instability, Plantar Perifasciitis and Talonavicular Ganglion Cyst1 example report Right Ankle - Joint Instability1 example report Right Ankle - Osteoarthritis3 example reports Right Ankle - Sprain2 example reports Right Axillary - Tinea Corporis1 example report Right Barotrauma1 example report Right Clavicle - Abrasion1 example report Right Clavicle - Fracture1 example report Right Elbow - Common Extensor Origin Tendinopathy1 example report Right Elbow - Common Extensor/flexor Tendinopathy1 example report Right Elbow - Common Flexor Origin Tendinosis1 example report Right Elbow - Minor Bone Marrow Oedema1 example report Right Elbow - Olecranon Bursitis1 example report Right Elbow - Radial Collateral Ligament Injury with Ossification1 example report Right Elbow - Triceps Tendinopathy1 example report Right Eye - Abrasion1 example report Right Eye - Eye Irritation/Foreign Body Sensation1 example report Right Foot - Heel Abrasion1 example report Right Foot - Plantar Fasciitis1 example report Right Foot - Stress Fracture Third Metatarsal1 example report Right Forearm - Irritant Contact Dermatitis1 example report Right Forearm - Superficial Burn1 example report Right Forehead - Epidermal Cyst1 example report Right Glenohumeral Joint - Osteoarthritis1 example report Right Hand - Dorsal Burn1 example report Right Hand - Metacarpal Injury/Strain1 example report Right Hand - Possible Scaphoid Fracture2 example reports Right Hand - Strain1 example report Right Hand - Thermal Burns1 example report Right Hand and Left Hand - Dishydriotic Eczema1 example report Right Hand Fifth Metacarpal - Undisplaced Fracture1 example report Right Hand Fourth Metacarpal - Ganglion Cyst1 example report Right Hand Little Finger - Chip Fracture of Middle Phalanx1 example report Right Hand Second Metacarpal - Ossified Hematoma1 example report Right Hip - CAM Type Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)1 example report Right Hip - Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome1 example report Right Hip - Labral Scarring (labral Tear)1 example report Right Hip - Labral Tear2 example reports Right Hip - Labral Tear with Tendinosis and Greater Trochanteric Bursitis1 example report Right Hip - Trochanteric Bursitis1 example report Right Index Finger - Crush Injury with Osteoarthritis1 example report Right Index Finger - Distal Interphalangeal Joint (DIPJ) - Osteoarthritis1 example report Right Jaw - Fracture1 example report Right Knee - ACL Graft Impingement1 example report Right Knee - Arthrofibrosis/Scar Tissue (Post - operative)1 example report Right Knee - Cellulitis1 example report Right Knee - Chondromalacia Patella3 example reports Right Knee - Lateral Femoral Condyle - Osteoarthritis1 example report Right Knee - Lateral Meniscal Tear1 example report Right Knee - LCL Sprain1 example report Right Knee - Medial Femoral Condyle - Osteoarthritis1 example report Right Knee - Osteoarthritis4 example reports Right Knee - Patellar Tendinopathy1 example report Right Knee - Patellofemoral Osteoarthrosis2 example reports Right Knee - Prepatellar Bursitis1 example report Right Knee - Quadriceps Fat Pad Impingement (Hoffa's Syndrome)1 example report Right Knee - Sprain1 example report Right Knee - Strain2 example reports Right Loin - External Bruise1 example report Right Mandible - Seborrheic Keratosis1 example report Right Middle Finger - Wart1 example report Right Otitis Externa1 example report Right Otitis Media1 example report Right Ribs - External Bruise1 example report Right Sacroiliac Joint Strain1 example report Right Scrotum - Suture Abscess (Post - vasectomy)2 example reports Right Shoulder - Acromioclavicular Joint Osteoarthritis1 example report Right Shoulder - Acromioclavicular Joint Synovitis2 example reports Right Shoulder - Biceps Tendon Sprain1 example report Right Shoulder - Degenerative Labral Tear/Osteoarthritis1 example report Right Shoulder - Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis1 example report Right Shoulder - Molluscum Contagiosum/Viral Wart1 example report Right Shoulder - Osteoarthritis1 example report Right Shoulder - Rotator Cuff Syndrome5 example reports Right Shoulder - Strain1 example report Right Shoulder - Superior Labral Anterior Posterior (SLAP) Tear1 example report Right Shoulder - Trapezius Strain1 example report Right Temple - Basal Cell Carcinoma1 example report Right Temple Inferior - Solar Keratosis1 example report Right Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction1 example report Right Thigh - Furuncle/Boil1 example report Right Thigh - Hamstring Tendinopathy1 example report Right Thumb - Fracture1 example report Right Tibia - Microtrabecular Fracture Posterolateral Condyle1 example report Right Wrist - Chronic Sprain/TFCC Tear1 example report Right Wrist - ECU Sprain1 example report Right Wrist - Fracture1 example report Right Wrist - Ganglion Cyst1 example report Right Wrist - Metaphyseal Fracture of Distal Radius1 example report Right Wrist - Minor Torus Fracture of Distal Ulna1 example report Right Wrist - Scapholunate Ligament Degeneration with Chondral Thinning and Tendinosis1 example report Right Wrist - Scapholunate Ligament Sprain1 example report Right Wrist - Strain1 example report Right Wrist - TFCC Sprain2 example reports Schmorl's Nodes L4 - 51 example report Sinus - Sinusitis1 example report Sinusitis (j01/1 example report Skin - Acne Rosacea1 example report Skin - Basal Cell Carcinoma1 example report Skin - Irritant Contact Dermatitis1 example report Skin - Medication Induced Rash1 example report Skin - Sebaceous Cyst1 example report Skin - Seborrheic Dermatitis1 example report Skin - Tinea1 example report Skin - Traumatized Skin Tags1 example report Solar Lentigo - Multiple Sites1 example report Sunstroke1 example report Syncope/Faint on Parade1 example report Systemic - Elevated Blood Pressure (Episodic/Situational)1 example report Thoracic - Intercostal Strain1 example report Thoracic Soft Tissue Injury1 example report Thoracic Spine - Injury, Anterior Wedging of T8 and Disc Narrowing1 example report Thoracic Spine - Spondylosis1 example report Thoracic Spine - Strain1 example report Thoracic Spondylosis1 example report Thoracic Strain2 example reports Thoracolumbar Spine - Spondylosis1 example report Tinnitus1 example report Tooth Decay (Dental Caries)2 example reports Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI)1 example report Upper Respiratory Tract Infections - Recurrent1 example report URTI - Acute Coryza1 example report URTI - Pharyngitis1 example report URTI - Sinusitis1 example report

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Dr Thomas Perkins is the founding doctor at the Veterans Health Centre in Ipswich, Queensland, and the leading expert in veterans’ medicolegal work in Australia. He has spent over 13 years working exclusively with current and former Australian Defence Force members — treating conditions, writing reports, and navigating the DVA system alongside them.

With 80,000+ DVA claims submitted and over 2,000 Permanent Impairment Assessments completed, Dr Perkins brings a depth of experience that simply cannot be replicated from a textbook. He understands the Statements of Principles, the GARP tables, the imaging that proves what a physical examination alone cannot — and the difference that a properly written report makes at every level, from initial liability through to the VRB.

Every chart review, every diagnostic assessment, and every impairment rating is personally overseen by Dr Perkins. If you’re looking for a doctor who knows veterans medicine inside and out, you’ve found the right clinic.

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